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Houghton Jumuah Mosque


History


The mosque, envisioned in 1998 when Saudi royals visited the country and expressed to Nelson Mandela the desire to contribute a piece of legacy to the area has been the subject of careful and integral urban design decisions and religious tenets in an area with so much history.

It was a building that needed to express the faith of Islam with the same contemporary vigor that the tradition has generated from one generation to another whilst still maintaining its core and fundamental tenets of religious significance. The mosque has all the elements of Islamic Architecture that one would expect, with adaptation to the Highveld climate and its immediate contextual requirements.



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Details

Location

Houghton Masjid West Street

Worshippers

2000

Architect Name

Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil - Muhammad Mayet Architects + Urban Designers

Year of Build

2015

Area

14000 SQM

Drawings

Map

History

The mosque, envisioned in 1998 when Saudi royals visited the country and expressed to Nelson Mandela the desire to contribute a piece of legacy to the area has been the subject of careful and integral urban design decisions and religious tenets in an area with so much history.

It was a building that needed to express the faith of Islam with the same contemporary vigor that the tradition has generated from one generation to another whilst still maintaining its core and fundamental tenets of religious significance. The mosque has all the elements of Islamic Architecture that one would expect, with adaptation to the Highveld climate and its immediate contextual requirements.



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